I need one for grading carrots, potatoes and other "harder" vegetables (compare to cheese). Will this one do a good job with these kind of vegetables?
7725
This unit is plenty strong/rigid enough to handle carrots & spuds. Have done both successfully.
7726
Mine does a good job with the larger 'grater' side, and the 'slicer' side does nicely for potatoes; but the other two sides not only make a big mess, they are really hard to get clean - even in the dishwasher. It is dishwasher-safe though, so I'd buy it again if I needed to.
7727
I think the grater is going to be okay, but the material isn't substantial enough to make the slicer useful - it buckles a bit when I've tried to slice carrots on the diagonal. Which can actually make it dangerous if you should slip.
7728
Yes, It does the job very well and I'll recommend this to anyone. Good product.
7729
It's not that sharp and it has odd slicing sized ! Ul have to add extra sharp!
7730
I'm afraid I don't know because I'm so inexperienced with graters. My own experience grating carrots with this was so bad that I never used it again, but I was told later by someone that I used it wrong. It did grate the carrot but what I got was like mash that stuck to the outer sides of the grater and I couldn't get it off. Later someone told me that the grated stuff is supposed to fall off on the inside.
1467593
It cuts raw carrots quickly and easily -- grating or slicing. I've never tried beets, but as long as they fit into the hopper, I don't think there'd be a problem. I've had no trouble grating hard cheese (like asiago), so I think it would handle beets.
1436997
I use this every week to grind a combination of vegetables, hamburger and rice (make my own dog food). it works great for it. Just be sure the vegetables are not frozen as it will jam the system. There is a plastic 'o' ring to keep the grinding going only one way.
1543080
I do not think it will work....surely you can just use a knife. It works so well for harder fruit and veg....celeriac or beetroot are a dream once grated with this 'machine'
628155
I think this chopper is great. As far as semi-hard veggies, if you mean like broccoli I'm sure it would do a good job on that. If we're talking big hunks of raw carrots, I'm not so sure. Mostly I've used the chopper for a salad with lettuce, chicken, olives, bacon, cheese, tomatoes, celery, onions, etc. and it works magic.
805609
I have one of these and use it for my business all the time. I do fruits and vegetables. I have weighed boxes and it works quite accurately. The only thing is if the weight in the box is not equally distributed, it would be difficult since the top of the scale is only like the size of a sheet of paper.
355015
Yes. I used it for carrot, potato, mushrooms. Carrot will be a little difficult because it is more stiff so need more forces.
129972
It will.. not as good as it cuts through softer vegetables perhaps but it is an amazing tool for anykitchen and i love it.. it's very functional is a lot of ways.
977706
I have only used the cutter for meat & cheese...But, you have a good idea...If the veg was firm I don't see a problem...but if soft & mushy I don't think it will work for ya...
1724740
As long as works (not long befor it breaks) it does a good job of lettuce and other greens. I would recommend you find a cheeper one that would make you happy. I have a 10.00 dollar one that has lasted for years tha does as good!
1279636
I can't honestly say that it will. I've used it for onions, boiled eggs and tuna and it was wonderful. I think if you go to qvc.com and search for this, they may still have a video showing everything it does. I know they used to, but it was a while ago.I think it could chop your vegetables. The blades are very, very sharp. Obviously, if you don't overload it, it will do a better job. Hope this helps. I don't think you would regret buying this.
116844
Yes. It's not great for carrots unless they are some really big carrots. It's awesome for onions and bigger veggies like zucchini or cucumber.
341128
Not sure about potatoes but we regularly use it to shred carrots for salads and such and it works great for that.
594334
I use it on all my vegetables, it does an excellent job on all of them but I have never used it on cheese.
1013607
I have only tried it on carrots so I am not sure. I love this tool to make salads and vegetable trays look special.
1368817
It's excellent for beets and otter hard root vegetables. Although it also works for garlic, I've always had to push through something tougher after the garlic clove (such as a beet!) for best results.
242692
Absolutely. We use it to shred carrots and cabbage for coleslaw, but if you use the larger slicing disc, it would be great for chopping veggies for soup, etc.This is a great product. We purchased it a year ago and it still works like new :)